Hims jumps as RFK Jr. Seeks to loosen peptide regulations.
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Hims jumps as RFK Jr. Seeks to loosen peptide regulations. Hims & Hers Health Inc. surged as much as 12 percent after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said US drug regulators will loosen restrictions around a dozen popular peptide injections. 16 April 2026 Hims & Hers Health Inc. surged as much as 12 percent after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said US drug regulators will loosen restrictions around a dozen popular peptide injections. "Today, we took long-overdue action to restore science, accountability, and the rule of law," Kennedy said Wednesday in an X post. "This action begins to restore regulated access and will immediately begin shifting demand away from the black market." Kennedy said that the US Food and Drug Administration will take steps to allow certain peptides to be made by compounding pharmacies, potentially overturning a Biden-era ruling that had determined there were too many safety risks for them to be widely manufactured and sold. The FDA will convene a group of independent experts in July to discuss the evidence behind certain peptides, according to a notice posted earlier on Wednesday. Called an advisory committee meeting, the move usually precedes decisive action around new drugs or medical devices. That could bode well for companies like Hims, which have signalled plans to sell peptides once regulations are loosened. Currently...
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Hims bought a peptide manufacturing facility in California in 2025 for an undisclosed amount.
